Elizabeth levinge



(No Modei.)

E. LEVINGE.

FOLDING CHAIR FOR DOOR STOOPS.

exited June 9, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIZABETH LEVINGE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALETO SARAH ANN SHIELDS, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING CHAIR FOR DOOR-STOOPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,900, dated June 9,1896. Application filed September 25, 1895. Serial No. 563,824. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH Lnvnvcn, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Folding Chairs for Door-Stoops, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain improvements in folding chairs andbaclcrests of that general class in which supporting-legs are dispensedwith and is intended principally for use on door-stoops, as more fullyset forth hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of chairopen and in position for use. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the chairfolded; and Fig. 3 is an elevation, on a somewhat larger scale, of adetail of the structure.

Referring to the drawings, Arepresents the main seat portion, preferablyformed of an open wooden frame and having a Woven cane or other suitableseat portion, as shown. To the rear of the seat is hinged the back-restB, of the same general construction as the seat A. The hinges O, whichconnect the seat to the back-rest, are of the peculiar constructionshown more clearly in Fig. 3, comprising leaves 0, having abutting ends0, which, when in contact with each other, prevent excessive movement ofthe back-rest and hold it at a convenient angle for the occupant of thechair.

D represents a foot-rest or an additional seat which rests on the nextlowest step, and may be used either as a foot-rest or as a seat foranother person. This section D is connected to the main seat A by aconnecting section E, hinged to both the section D and to theseat-section A, and in order to present a uniform appearance is alsomade of the same material as is the seat portion, although it may beformed of a simple open connecting frame or bars, as will be readilyunderstood.

In use the chair is opened out, as in Fig. 1, the portions A and Dresting on adjacent steps, and the back-rest B being inclined at aconvenient angle. When not in use, the sections are folded fiat, asshown in Fig. 2, so that the chair may be conveniently carried fromplace to place and will occupy but a small place when packed forshipping.

I am aware that folding seats have heretofore been employed for use ondoor-stoops, but in such cases it has been necessary to employ foldinglegs to support the forward edge of the seat portion, and the deviceshave been more expensive to manufacture than is the case with a chairconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A folding chair for door-Stoops, said chair comprising in combination, amain seat portion A, adapt-ed to rest upon and be supported by one ofthe steps, a back-rest E of a. width approximately equal to the width ofthe seat portion, hinge-leaves 0 having abutting ends 0' secured,respectively, to adjacent edges of the seat portion A and the back-restB and forming hinges which limit the backward movement of saidback-rest, a foot-rest or seat D adapted to rest upon and be supportedby a lower step, a connecting portion E extending between the sections Aand D and hinges to each of said sections, the combined width of thesections D and E being approximately equal to the width of the seatportion A, so that the various sections may be folded in small compasswhen not in use.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ELIZABETH LEVINGE. Witnesses:

ALEX. D. Lanna, WALTER W. CALMOREL

